Read GitHub Docs

URL Conversion

• github.com/owner/repo

  →

  gitmcp.io/owner/repo

• https://github.com/karpathy/llm-council

  →

  https://gitmcp.io/karpathy/llm-council

CLI Usage

scripts/gitmcp.py

List Available Tools

python3 scripts/gitmcp.py list-tools owner/repo

Fetch Documentation

python3 scripts/gitmcp.py fetch-docs owner/repo

Search Documentation

python3 scripts/gitmcp.py search-docs owner/repo "query"

Search Code

python3 scripts/gitmcp.py search-code owner/repo "function_name"

Fetch Referenced URL

python3 scripts/gitmcp.py fetch-url owner/repo "https://example.com/doc"

Direct Tool Call

python3 scripts/gitmcp.py call owner/repo tool_name '{"arg": "value"}'

Tool Names

• karpathy/llm-council

  →

  fetch_llm_council_documentation

• facebook/react

  →

  fetch_react_documentation

• my-org/my-repo

  →

  fetch_my_repo_documentation

Available MCP Tools

1. fetch_{repo}_documentation - Fetch entire documentation. Call first for general questions.
2. search_{repo}_documentation - Semantic search within docs. Use for specific queries.
3. search_{repo}_code - Search code via GitHub API (exact match). Returns matching files.
4. fetch_generic_url_content - Fetch any URL referenced in docs, respecting robots.txt.

Workflow

1. When given a GitHub repo, first fetch documentation to understand the project
2. Use search-docs for specific questions about usage or features
3. Use search-code to find implementations or specific functions
4. Use fetch-url to retrieve external references mentioned in docs